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Newport. 2-Fort Adams 3-Coddingron
Point. .4-Coaster's Harbor Island.
1t is difficult to explain all the conditions
of sham battle, as there must be many
minute provisions as to when q vessel is
to be considered disabled or land force
repulsed The first engraving shows the
scene of the fray. The task was, to
avoid torpedoes, run by the FORT land men
on COddington's Point and theoretically
capture Newport. Observe that the fleet
had to run in toward the front of the pic
ture) by Fort Adams and between Har-
Dor Island and the opposite shore. then
across to Coddington's Point and land the
force to attack Newport from the rear
the men on landing being under the pro-
lection of bluffs. Umpires were at vari-
Gus points and on the vessels to decide
when one was theoretically disabled, and
the torpedoes were so connected by wire
with the distant operator that he could
tell whenever one was touched by a vessel.
The rules were that any ship passing
within destructive range of a torpedo
shall be considered as torpedoed and out
of action; IL torpedo or other boat under
fire for a certain time to be considered
out of action; the forts shall be consid-
cred as passed when the ships passed the
line Joining Government Island and Rose
Island light The conditions for the land
forces were too complicated to be set forth
at length. All the movements of the fleet
were directed by the naval signals from
the flagship as in actual warfare. Ad-
miral Luce commanded ON the flagship
Richmond.
At S:25 q. M. he hoisted the signal:
tEnter Newport, run by enemy's batter
ies," and the fleet was cleared for battle
and steamed at full speed toward the en-
trance of Narragansett bay-the Rich
mond leading, the Ossipee, Dolphin, Ca
lena and Atlantic following in the order
named. By each war ship was a torpedo
boat in tow. Over each waved the stars
and stripes. 1t was glorious sight, wit
messed by many thousands from all the
heights. All the defensive
batteries were fully manned and the tor
pedo boats for defense in the best possible
trim. AS the feet drew near it's own tor
pedo boats cast off and steamed forward
to meet fbnSnssf1fhos.alafqnse. In another
sseinnte4 Chat the range s@s~saart Adams
opened fire from the fifteen inch gun
which had not been fired for twelve years.
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lar features. He is something of dude in
his manners, and his action in sending
this machine should be aseribed rather to
thoughtlessness than to any evil inten-
ton. He says now that he did not
realize the seriousness of his act,
and that no one regretted it more than he.
He thought it would make q sensation,
would form a five days wonder as
Newspaper paragraph and would then blow
over He was much surprised to find
that the police had taken the matter up,
and was disgusted to see that what he had
considered q harmless joke bade fair to
make II case before the court. Mr.. Hop
kins likes to write sensations, and he says
that while he has told number of news
paper flctions, such as the remarkable
actions of a seaside belle who took daily
ride on a Goldfish every morning, and such
as his story of the fight of sea serpent
and whale off the coast of Maine last
summer, which went the rounds of the
Associated Press, he has never. written
any stories that would injure any one and
that he has never written malicious lie
in his life. He does not, however, seem
to consider the taking in of the pub
lie with stories any more of crime than
did Baron Munchausen, and he will from
henceforth rank as one of the sensational
writers of this kind in the future.
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LONGEVITY NOTES.

Edmund Montgomery, of Georgia, lived to
be 103 years of age without ever taking
dose of medicine. 1 8 gsrs
Although once wealthy, Miss Sinchy Min
derhart died at the New Paltz poorhouse
Just after she had had her Tooth birthday
In New Hampshire Mrs. Annie Colony, of
Pennington, is 93 years DID, Mrs. Clarrissa
Lawrence, of Marlboro, %, while Mrs. Daniel
Abbott, who died in SurTy, was 81. s
The oldest volunteer fireman in the United
States is said to be John De Mier, of Allen
town, No., who joined Relief company No. 2,
of Cincinnati, in 1928 He is more than SO
years Of age. 4ass
The mother of Maj. King, of Kingston,
Canada, is 81 years of age. At the recent
election she walked to the polls, marked her
ballot without using glasses; then walked
home and resumed her household duties.
There are on the pension rolls the widows
of two soldiers in tho revolutionary war, one
in Northwood, N. H., SO years Of age, ard
another in Washington, O. only y. Tho lat
!; ter married very young to soldier very old.
She was 10 years, while the bridegroom
was 78
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CURIOUS THINGS IN LIFE.

A society in Detroit of men sworn not to
swear numbers nearly 1000 persons, it is
said. .5 ri .+s - -. .-s y..rs
A Georgia debating society discussed the
question: ibid Zeke SHADES tobacco barn
burn up or down?' 1t was decided that it
did. 81
A colt, which has the head and paws of
bear, and is covered with long, thick coat
of hair, is q curiosity in st. Johns parish,
L4a. When walking the colt stands erect ON
its hind legs, like bear ,
In Swiss museum there is watch, only
three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, in
serted in the top of pencil case. Its little
dial not only indicates hours, minutes and
seconds, but also the days of the month.
The officers quarters at Fort Riley, Kan,
ono of the Oldest military posts, are
said to be the abode of ghosts. Many mys-
terious tragedies have taken place at the
fort, and evil fortune has attended nearly
every officer who has been quartered there;
In Aberdeen, Ark, recently number of
persons We're invited to possun supper ct a
hotel. They went and partook heartily Of
the good cheer. 1t now appears that ono OF
the possums was cat and the banqueters
are hunting for the cook, who has fed to the
woods. s5s e*asw Haa7
An s-year-old girl in Marlboro, Conn, is
well supplied with living ancestors, having,
besides her father and mother, two granG-
mothers, two Srandfathers, two great t-grand
mothers, two -grandfathcrs, and enc
great great grandmother who is almost a
centenarian. s4 ,.sssf4 sFee=a e..
A Bridgeport, Conn, man presented ct u
bank another's check for S24. The maker of
the check had only s23.357 on deposit, and the
bank refused to cash the check. Then the
man with the check deposited sixty-three
cents to the other mans credit, again pre-
sented the check and got the money. ~s
Hiram Smith, of Waverly Mich, has had
his. share of accidents. He put out one eye,
fell into well fifty feet deep. fell forty feet
out of tree, fell into cistern and was
nearly drowned, and, a short time ego, while
engaged in blasting stumps, he was blown ten
feet into the air, fraetnring ono of his feet.
The First National bank, of Tyler, boasts
the youngest stockholder Of any bank in
America. This Juvenile stockholder is baby
Heliie Konnsyof North Platte, Neb., and she
owned her stock when, she was. forbyreight
hours old. The little miss was named after
the dead wife of a prominent citizen of
Tyler, who proceeded TO purchase for her
500 paid mp share, noia-trarsferable for
seventeen Years. s Aas 8f
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pR1NcEToy IN IyEgsITY LIBRARY. 8

PRINCETON TN fSEttSfEE LlDHAhi.
tion was attended by d brilliant assem-
blage of learned and prominent men. lie
was i'm the zenith of his fame, but continued
to labor indefatigably in the same line
of theology and philosophy, publishing
and lecturing, and was looked upon as
the David of modern orthodoxy against
the Goliath of scientific skcpticisal. Al
though Harvard had conferred an honor
ary degree HpeR him, his relations with
that university soon became strained. q
I'm 1886 Harvard celebrated her fiftieth
anniversary and conferred many honorary
degrees, but none to any Of PrincetonsH
professors. DIR. Holmes read u poem in
which he hrimorously referred to the fact
that Harvard liberalism in religious NAB
ters had affected the other colleges, these
lines being includeds
Der Princetons s sands the far reflections steal 4
s Where mighty Edwards stamped his IRON nees
Nay, on the hill where old beliefs were bound
Fast rs il Styx had girthen nine times round,
Bursts such d light that trembling souls inquire
II the whole church Of Calvin 10 on fire.
DIR. Holmes afterward explained that
the last four lines referred to Andoyer
(which does not help the matter Mueh),
but the punctuation was not clear 70 Dr.
McCosh. who was among the invited
guests, and the assumption that Harvard
was q teacher OF old Princeton certainly
was offensive; so Princeton's president
j left for home at once, making no secret ol
his resentment. nor has be yet accorded
complete forgiveness
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RELIGIOUS GLEANINGs.

Messrs. Moody and Sankey will begin o
series of meetings in Pittsburg Dec. ].
The New York Chinese mission has now
bath Schools -. .
The week beginning Nov. Is is set apartas
one of special prayer for young men and
Young Mems Christian associations.
The Black Hills Methodist Episcopal col
lege is to be located at Hot Springs That
town gives the land and $10,907 in money.
The first Christian church in the Congo
Free State was organized in November last
year, and there are now ! ,062 converts in the
Congo mission.
A union between the Presbyterian and Con-
gregational churches has been proposed, and
gone as far as formal agreement, set forth
by committee for the consideration Of the
churches.
In Denmark, where there were no Catholics
before 1913, there are now nearly 10, GOO, with
so priests, 80 sisters, hospitals and 10 schools
and the Jesuits have dourishing college in
Copenhagen. s- es=tse
The house of bishops is to meet Oct. ~ at
st. James, Philadelphia. It is expected o
missionary bishop will be chosen for the
diocese of Nevada and Utah, and also a sue
Texas.
The Salvation army in Canada do not in
tend to be behindhand in this year of jubilee.
Commissioner Coombs has issued manifesto
asking the soldiers and their friends to raise
S25, 600 to establish two new barracks as o
fitting memorial to fifty years benefcent
reign: = a.f=afsr
The ono hundred and third annual report
of the Episcopal diocese Of Pennsylvania
yields the following statisticsi Clergy, 224;
candidates for holy orders, IS; baptisms,
3,918; confirmation, 2,1S6; communicable,
32,200; Sunday school teachers, 2, 7S0; Sunday
school scholars, e, ,6S7.
The Rev. C. ". kilbon, of the Zulu mis-
sion, has been in this country some two years
preparing d hymn and tune book in the ma
tive Language, which is now ready for ship
ment. It includes about $50 hymns, and,
owing to the popularity of tho language,
both hymns and tunes have had to be largely
reconstructed
In juno of next year the colored Baptista
of Georgia will celebrate the centennial ami
versary of the founding of the first colered
Baptist church in the state. The celebration,
which will last two weeks, win be held in
Savannah An historical volume will be
Issued There are now ], 400 churches, 500
ministers, 2,O00 icentiates, and 10000 MEM
bers, -. .+zef-.., !. &. .sssz.e....t s -e.
f OF the fifty eight missionaries who recently
departed for various fields of labor under the
auspices of the American board, nineteen are
designated to China, thirteen to Turkey, nine
to India and Ceylon, sixteen to Japan, and
! ono to Spain. Thirty -one Of these go out for
the first time, ten of whom arc for China, ten
for Japan, five each for Turkey and India, and
one for Spain The farewell meeting' was
an occasion of great significance and promise
for tho missionary work.
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freely, and lady can see many points in
the economy of u school room which a
man cannot So well did she present this
that scores of solid old Republicans were
converted, and if her own party had been
unanimous, she would have been elected;
but the old Democrats were little too
conservative for her, they ''couldn't vote
for woman and so Miss Nellie Lucre
tia was defeated. ....sz...
And now comes romance. Among
her young Republican converts was Will
liam L. Coon, IL lawyer, and SO enthusi-
astic did he become that he devoted the
last two weeks of the campaign entirely
to her service, conducting her from meet
ing to meeting. Many an hour did they
pass on country roads driving to the
"next appointment. Natural conse-
quenees followed The marriage is set
for an early date; and while scores of adj
mirers grieve, they all admit that Mr..
Coon has fairly won the prize and join in
congratulating the bride elect.
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Ea,son,s First speaking phonoeraph


As illustrating tbs versatility and fecnn-
dity Of Edison, the inventor, Mr.. Edward II.
johnson, president Of the Edison Electric
Light company, tells good story:
II was travelling through the west for Edi-
son," he says, giving exhibitions Of end lee
lures on the telephone. Edison had previous
ly told me, in casual way. that ne believed
he could make q talking machine, and meant
TO do it some day. In q burst of enthusiasm
at Buffalo I boosted that the wizard would
astonish them still more as soon as he could
find time to perfect his talking machine. The
audience went wild over the announcement,
and it was some minutes before could pro-
ceed with my lecture. At its conclusion
was hesieged and congratulated by an eager
crowd, who extorted from me promise that
would hurry up that talking machine and
exhibit it first in Buffalo. abandoned the
remainder of my trip, packed my gripsaek
and started for Newark that night All the
way home was wondering whether hadn't
bit of more than ! could chaw.
aTonn, said T, as soon as could reach him,
ayou must let everything else go and finish
that talking machine without delay. The
people are crazy over it. made bluff at
them in Buffalo, and the whole audience
called me down.
All right, said Edison, unconcernedly.
In three days he received from New York
the metal cylinder, and before nightfall the
phonogTaph was an accomplished fact. ~
New York Evening Sun.
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There is prevalent craze for demoiselles
20 have their photograph taken in tennis
costume with racquet in hand.
A square bit of cambric edged with lace,
is the latest thing in the way of cap on the
head of milady's maid, who is more chic than
ever.
fashions arc understood to be those SO be-
neyolcntly exhibited by Minnie Palmer in
her theatrical performances
The harp as fashionable instrument
grows III favor, even among those who cam
not play on it, and several prize drawing
rooms uptown have it on exhibition.
Women addicted to complexion balms must
be perplexed as to which is most desirable.
since each and every one is Endorsed by ce-
lebrities as "the best. "
The almost square top Derby hat does not
find favor among all men of conservative
tastes, who say it is rather reminder of the
headgear worn by Rollo.
1t may be that the youthful swells who
wear the plaid tourists hat on the prone
made want people to believe that they have
Just stepped of the steamer.
The costliness of some of the gold braid
and embroidery used for trimming is aston
ishipg, and it is surprising, too, how some
women can afford to wear it.
Fur boas are to continue In fashion-aH
kinds of boas and all kinds of fur. The line
is only drawn at wearing them with seal
skin or fur trimmed garments.
Fashionable married women, prematurely
gray, console themselves that they may be q
pleasant reminder of the beautiful French
countesses of tho days of the empire
Some people say that at the coming s'fve
o'clock teas" there will be q maid at the door
to take cards, which must be banded to her
instead of tossed inte the card receiver:
Rhine stone girdles worn at night are quite
effective under the gas or electric light, but
in the daytime rather identify the girl Of the
period with tho progressive ssales ladies'"
1t seems about decided that oyer his dress
suit this winter Beau Brummel must weaF
the cape overcoat, which, it must be renlcns-
bered. is different from On overcoat with
cape.
AMONG novelties in ink stands is one Of q
tripod of coaching horns holding wheel, in
the hub of which is found the ink The whole.
thing is on stand covered with miniature
horse blanket. s4s.7
A table, desk and backgammon Doaru al III
one is a new piece of furniture that tells how
human ingenuity is progressing. 1t is made
in Geneva and only few have thus far been;
imported,
Hugo Oriental pots are imported for tho
equally huge palms which nosy play such q
very important part in tho interior decef;ls
tion of the fashionable house. They are moth
ing il not gaudy in colorllg
1T isn't quite as sumptuous as it used to be,
to buy your kid gloves ready made now, be-
cause there arc places whero they mako them
to order, Just as they do in Paris and Vicna,.
There arc many ways now Of preceding the.
fashionable procession without belonging t9
the musicians.
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enough to enter McKendree college,
Illinois, where he graduated in
1850. He was admitted to the bar in
1851, aud In 1853 President Pierce ap-
pointed him receiver for the Evansville
land Office. In 1855 he was elector on the
Democratic ticket in Illinois. and there
after was twice elected to the state legis-
lature. In 1868 he served in the state
senate In 1874 he was first elected to
congress, and was reelected TO the Forty
fafth, Forty-sixth and Forty seventh con-
crosses. He was q very active member,
especially in practical legislation, such as
laws on tariff, finances and appropria-
tions. In the Forty sixth congress Speaker
Randall appointed him chairman Of the
committee on military affairs. And finally
President Cleveland appointed him to his
present place..
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",
soon after appointed assistant clerk of the
state house of representatives, and In 1858
was admitted to the bar. He is one of
the trustees OF Bowdoin college, which In
stitution conferred on him the degree of
Ii. D., and In the social and literary life
Of his city Is quite an important factor.
He was first connected with the fisheries
business by being employed as lawyer
By Secretary Bayard to act for the Anlsr
ican vessels seized at Halifax, and the de-
tailed information he thus acquired in
duced the secretary to ask him to act with
Professor Angel in the negotiations with
the British commissioners.
The Methodist Episcopal ch.rch in Ger
many reports: Members, Z, 1o7 on trial, q 2 Z
l66; travelling preachers, 50; on trial, 10;
local preachers, so; preaching places, 5o6;
Sunday schools, 244; officers ana teachers,
80; scholars, IO. .592; library volulncs, 0a0o
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LANDING AT CoDDINGToN POINT.
The whole feet soon opened fire and all
the land defenses replied; the torpedo
boats engaged; broadside guns, Hotch-
kiss cannon and Gatlngs roared and thun-
dered, while the sharp crack of the rifle
mems guns In the ships tops filed the
occasional pauses. 1t was a glorious
sight. s'All that is wanting to complete
the scene of battle now,' said Admiral
Luce, sis the bloody Shirt The Ossi-
pee and Galena soon struck submarine
mines and were ruled out; the rest of the
fleet effected safe anchorage at Cod
dington's Point, There was then pause
in the battle till afternoon, when, under
fire of the feet, $50 marines were landed.
They were met by 650 men in the land
force, checked and driven back; they took
to their boats. and had it not been for the
protecting fire Of the ship, the entire
marine force would have been, theoreti-
cally, destroyed All the spectators were
wild with enthusiasm, and Newport con-
siders herself safe till better feet comes.
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BASEBALL TALK.

Manager Mutrie says the captains of his
seam this season are responsible for its poor
showing.
It is claimed that the ST. Louis Detroit
combination paid all expenses OF their great
trip in the first six games played ~
Manager Fogel and the Indianapolis OFF,
cials have great faith in young Slxeye and
think he is one of the coming pitchera
Detroit began and ended the championship
season with defeat, but it got in all its good
work between those two defeats and easily
won the pennaIlt.
The Chicago combination win take Fred
Cerroli, OF the Pittsburg club, along 70 Cal
ifornia this winter as one OF its change catch
ers. Fred may also play first base.
1t is pretty generally conceded that the
brooklyn club will have regular team man
ager next year, and that President Byrne
will turn his whole attention 10 the interests
% the club, @
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The Seaside Institute.

the president or the United states, visited
Bridgeport, Conn, on the 10th instant,
officiated pleasantly at the opening of
the Social hall or Seaside institute and
shook hands with some 5000 working
girls, all this giving delightful sensa-
ton to the good town. The amusing
feature of the case was that Mrs. Cleve-
land came to open the institute and for
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EDUCATIONAL BRIEFS.

There are 100 girl students at Cornell uni.
versity. = = = - - '-o'- y 1'A'-
/ A high class college for women is to be es.
tablished at Denver, Colorado.
The enrolled school population of the south
mas increased 800 per cent. since 1870.
There are 1O1 medical colleges in the Uni
ted States, attended by Is 900 students.
The will of Miss Louise Ripley gives So. 900
to Trinity college. to found scholarship.
The compulsory school law recently passed
Dy tne mexican government is working sat
isfactorily. .
No more little Moslems will go to Christian
schools in Palestine, for the Turkish govern
ment has forbidden it. # ava ser3
There are more students from farmers
families in the Ann Arbor university than
from those of any other occupation 14l
Tho will of exsGoyernor Holley of Con.
snecticut gives q s2, 900 scholarship to Yale
college. This is the only public bequest from
large estate
new edition of "Reminiscences of Fred
erick Froebel," by Baroness Won Marenholz-
Bulow, is among the seasons publications of
interest to teachers L.5
Professor Delitzsch, at rs years of age. has
personal direction of the seminary for the
education of missionaries among the Jews
recently established at Leipsic.
The Marquis of Butte contemplates the
erection and endowment of Catholic train
ing college, on the Falkland estate, Fifeshire,
Scotland, which cost him e25O,000
The president Of the Christian college to be
established in China reports that the sum of
$1O0, 900 has been secured, while $50, 600 more
is needed for grounds and buildings.
new college course in scientific temper
ance" has been added to the curriculum of the
Grant Memorial university at Athens, Tenn.
It's the first of tho kind in any collegiate in
stitution in the world
1t is stated by one of the principals in the
case that the connection of Miss Cleveland
with Mrs Reeds New York school has been q
consideration of long standing, with corre-
spondence in relation to it begun more than
five years ago.
There are 214, 600 scholars enrolled on the
public school list of Maine, with an actual
attendance of 10000 OF these scholars
$4,000 are in the Maine Sunday schools, either
regularly or occasionally of them
enthusiastically.
An uncommonly bright colored girl, who
passed with much credit the list for admission
to the school of stenography of the Cooper
Union, New York, with only about 20 per ;
cent. of the candidates being accepted, has
front seat with the class. .-... :
1t is not generally known that tho co-educa-
ton Of the sexes is carried on without limita-
tions in the university Of Texas The young !.
men and young women are admitted to the
samc classes in every department, and are
eligible to degrees and honors without excep-
ton, g.